London Mayor Announces £500 Million Fund To Help Cut Public Sector Carbon Emissions

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has this week announced the creation of a £500 million Mayor’s Energy Efficiency Fund which will focus on helping public sector organizations and small businesses to cut carbon emissions.

It should come as no surprise at this point that London’s now-world-famous Mayor Sadiq Khan continues to deliver policies and actions aimed at making London one of the world’s leading environmentally friendly cities. London is home to a growing population of electric taxis and buses , and the Mayor announced last December his intention to expand the Ultra-Low Emission Zone to include London-wide buses, coaches, and lorries, as well as expanding the Zone to include North and South circular roads for all vehicles. Sadiq Khan also announced plans last year to make London the world’s first National Park City with plans to increase the number of trees and green infrastructure around the city. And only last month, the governing body for the City of London announced plans to source 100% renewable electricity from October 2018, utilizing City Corporation buildings to build more rooftop solar installations and increasing investments into large-scale wind and solar farms. Continuing efforts to scale up London’s green credibility and reduce its impact […]

Grant Brown is a passionate environmentalist, driven by a need to “leave it better than he found it”. This drive, combined with a capacity to understand power solutions of all types, helps him in his day job as VP Marketing at a start up clean technology company. His goal personally as well as professionally, is to help and inspire others to become a part of the green shift and to leave a positive legacy in the world.